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Jonathan Barkan

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Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club (2017) 80% 3.5/5 EDIT “Charming, quirky, but not without its faults, Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club is a dark drama for fans of Tim Burton and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.” – Dread Central Mar 1, 2021 Full Review Greenland (2020) 78% 3.5/10 EDIT “Greenland lands with a disappointing thud.” – JonathanBarkan.com Dec 17, 2020 Full Review Freaky (2020) 84% 7/10 EDIT “Unapologetically queer and genuinely charming, Freaky isn't perfect but it's a damn good time.” – JonathanBarkan.com Nov 11, 2020 Full Review Come Play (2020) 57% 7/10 EDIT “Come Play is a solid enough horror film that ... stumbles along the way. With another film or two, Jacob Chase will certainly become a name to watch out for.” – JonathanBarkan.com Oct 28, 2020 Full Review Speed (1994) 95% 9.5/10 EDIT “Speed still remains a taut, thrilling action masterpiece, one that is expertly edited, fantastically written, and exhilarating from start to finish.” – JonathanBarkan.com May 11, 2020 Full Review Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) 64% 7.5/10 EDIT “It's playful, it's fun, and it feels like what a Sonic the Hedgehog movie should be.” – JonathanBarkan.com Feb 13, 2020 Full Review Underwater (2020) 48% 4/10 EDIT “Underwater is perfectly mediocre popcorn fare. There are a few great moments and a lot of forgettable ones.” – JonathanBarkan.com Jan 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Jewell (2019) 77% 5/10 EDIT “That it needed to be made now and by Eastwood ultimately takes away from what is undoubtedly an important story, one that could have, and should have, carried more weight.” – JonathanBarkan.com Dec 5, 2019 Full Review Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) 70% 6.5/10 EDIT “It's a great popcorn movie but it's not going to withstand the test of time, no matter which way you slice it.” – JonathanBarkan.com Oct 30, 2019 Full Review Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary (2018) 50% .5/5 EDIT “Paint your house. Weed your garden. Anything at all. But for the love of all that's holy and unholy, don't waste your time on Ghost Killers vs. Bloody Mary.” – Dread Central Sep 27, 2019 Full Review Guns Akimbo (2019) 53% 3.5/5 EDIT “Guns Akimbo is a double-barrel blast of adrenalized chaos. It ain't perfect but [it's] a rush when it fires on all cylinders.” – Dread Central Sep 11, 2019 Full Review The Lighthouse (2019) 90% 4.5/5 EDIT “...this phantasmagoria plays the audience like a fiddle, weaving a deeply unsettling sea shanty.” – Dread Central Sep 9, 2019 Full Review Color Out of Space (2019) 86% 3.5/5 EDIT “Gorgeous, vibrant, and terrifying, Color Out of Space is packed with Lovecraftian creatures and cosmic infections galore.” – Dread Central Sep 8, 2019 Full Review Spiral (2019) 77% 4/5 EDIT “Spiral is a frightening and compelling addition to queer-powered horror. Come for the great team behind the cameras, stay for Bowyer-Chapman's stunning performance.” – Dread Central Aug 30, 2019 Full Review Ready or Not (2019) 89% 4/5 EDIT “Ready or Not is a devilishly good time. Samara Weaving wades through viscera and gore, emerging a new Queen of Horror.” – Dread Central Aug 21, 2019 Full Review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) 78% 4/5 EDIT “Øvredal's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark hits nearly all the right notes. ...Schwartz and Gammell should be feeling a great deal of pride right about now.” – Dread Central Aug 8, 2019 Full Review Astronaut (2019) 67% 4/10 EDIT “It's always a shame when a film has a charming, even sweet premise and yet it stumbles so frequently that little, if anything, can salvage it.” – JonathanBarkan.com Jul 26, 2019 Full Review Parasite (2019) 99% 4.5/5 EDIT “Parasite is Bong Joon-ho at his very best. A masterpiece of storytelling and a captivating dissection of class struggles, it is cinema at its finest.” – Dread Central Jul 8, 2019 Full Review Dark Phoenix (2019) 22% 2/10 EDIT “...a dull, lifeless, hollow, melodramatic hodgepodge of bad ideas and even worse executions.” – JonathanBarkan.com Jul 3, 2019 Full Review Annabelle Comes Home (2019) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Sit back, make sure you have some popcorn, and get ready for one of the most entertaining horror movies this year has to offer.” – Dread Central Jun 24, 2019 Full Review Midsommar (2019) 83% 4.5/5 EDIT “You will be shocked, you will be devastated, and you will think about it long after the credits roll.” – Dread Central Jun 19, 2019 Full Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) 42% 3.5/5 EDIT “Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the definition of a summer blockbuster. ...Just don't expect to care much along the way and maybe have some Dramamine ready.” – Dread Central May 30, 2019 Full Review Pet Sematary (2019) 57% 4.5/5 EDIT “Scary as hell, beautifully shot, and faithful in tone, horror fans won't want to miss this!” – Dread Central Mar 17, 2019 Full Review The Curse of La Llorona (2019) 26% 3/5 EDIT “As a horror film it works just fine and, for as much as there is to scratch your head about, there's certainly enough to make you cover your eyes.” – Dread Central Mar 17, 2019 Full Review The Head Hunter (2018) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Created by a skeleton crew on a meager budget with limited supplies, [The Head Hunter] is overflowing with imagination and atmosphere.” – Dread Central Mar 13, 2019 Full Review
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